Alain Mabanckou

Books and literary traditions in the Volumain atlas.

Books in the world atlas

Broken Glass
A former schoolteacher records the stories of a Congolese bar's regulars.
In the atlas: Republic of the Congo
Memoirs of a Porcupine
A porcupine, a murderer’s animal double, confesses the crimes they committed together.
In the atlas: Republic of the Congo
Tomorrow I’ll Be Twenty
Michel’s child’s-eye perspective portrays family life and political absurdity in socialist Congo.
In the atlas: Republic of the Congo
African Psycho
A grotesque monologue by a man dreaming of criminal notoriety.
In the atlas: Republic of the Congo
Black Moses
A boy leaves an orphanage and tries to find a place in a Congolese city.
In the atlas: Republic of the Congo